"This book focuses on issues related to relationships among members of global supply chains, addressesing three important aspects of global supply chain relationships: supply chain integration and collaboration; outsourcing and offshoring of production; and recent growth in supplier...

"This book investigates the role of innovation in the management of supply chains of today, focusing on supply chain integration from both strategic and operational perspectives and the impact of information technology-related innovation in supply chain and logistics service...

"This book focuses on the development of innovative techniques and tools that answer urgent questions in the global trend of sustainable economic development, providing researchers and business managers with a valuable resource for the development of green business and application of low carbon...

"This book is concentrated on the key players of the outsourcing paradigm; the organizations that provide logistics services, the Third Party Logistics (3PL's), as well as their clients, presenting and promoting the lessons learned by their cooperation"--Provided by publisher.

"This book provides comprehensive coverage of automated supply chain management offering research, methodologies, and frameworks for researchers, graduate students, and management professionals interested in the incorporation of information systems to better support supply chain...

1. Modeling accuracy of promised ship date and IT costs in a supply chain / Young M. Lee -- 2. Cost estimation in a capacitated environment / Mark Eklin, Yohanan Arzi, Avraham Shtub -- 3. Analysis of financial returns and risks of implementing RFID for supply chains / Ertunga C. Özelkan, Agnes...

1. IT service quality management / Dieter Spath, Wilhelm Bauer, Claus-Peter Praeg -- 2. e-Service quality / Jose Barrutia, Ainhize Gilsanz -- 3. Methods for service quality assurance / Manfred Bruhn -- 4. Quality management for IT services / Astrid Köhler, Ulrike Vauth -- 5. Comparison and...

"This book presents applications of the Six Sigma DMAIC method for improving risk management in finance specifically elaborating on different aspects of financial risks analysis and management. It also explores different aspects of enhancing risk analysis and management in the various fields"--

This book presents a comprehensive collection of quality of service mechanisms for various access technologies and introduces existing and traditional approaches to traffic management for wireless technologies. With expert international contributions, this critical mass of knowledge covers both...

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